The role of communicative covert aggression and cognitive emotion regulation in predicting marital satisfaction

Introduction: it is necessary to pay attention to the various factors affecting marital satisfaction in a marital bond; therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the role of covert communicative aggression and cognitive regulation of emotion in predicting marital satisfaction. Methods: The current research was descriptive-correlational. The research population included all married women who referred to counseling centers in the five cities of Tehran in 1401, and 150 qualified people were selected as the research sample using the purposeful sampling method; And then they responded to Nelson and Carroll's Covert Communication Aggression Questionnaire, Garnevsky's and Kriage's Cognitive Regulation of Emotion, and Foures' and Olson's Marital Satisfaction Scale. Data analysis was done with Pearson correlation test and multiple regression with the help of SPSS version 22 statistical software. Result: The results showed a negative correlation between emotional withdrawal (p < 0.001, r = -0.191), ruining social image (p < 0.001, r = -0.437) and cognitive regulation of negative emotion (0.001). /0>p, r=0.266) exists with marital satisfaction. However, the correlation between cognitive regulation of positive emotion (p<0.01, r=0.168) and marital satisfaction was positive. Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that by reducing communication hidden aggression and improving the cognitive regulation of emotions, the level of marital satisfaction increases.